Top Celebrity Names Starting With Basil

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   Basil Hiley

   Age 77 Male
   

   Quantum Theory Physicist

   
   

   Basil J. Hiley, born 1935, is a British quantum physicist and professor emeritus of the University of London. Long-time co-worker of David Bohm, Hiley is known for co-authoring a book with him that is considered the main reference for Bohm's interpretation of quantum theory. Basil Hiley is also known for his work on algebraic descriptions of quantum physics in terms of underlying symplectic and orthogonal Clifford algebras.… read more

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   Basil of Caesarea

   330 AD - 379 AD Male
   

   Christian Saint

   
   

   Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. He was an influential theologian, who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian Church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position.… read more

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   Basil II

   1025 Male
   

   Emperor, General

   
   

   Basil II, known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his ancestor Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025. The first part of his long reign was dominated by civil war against powerful generals from the Anatolian aristocracy.… read more

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   Basil Zaharoff

   1849 - 1936 Male
   

   Greek Arms Dealer

   
   

   Basil Zaharoff, GCB, GBE, born Zacharias Basileios Zacharoff, was an arms dealer and financier. Although he often lied about his origins, he formally became a French citizen in 1908, and worked for the Vickers munitions firm from 1897 to 1927.… read more

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   Basil Rathbone

   1892 - 1967 Male
   

   Actor

   
   

   Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).… read more

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   Basil Marceaux

   Age 60 Male
   

   Politician, Campaigner, Governor

   
   

   Basil Marceaux, Sr. is an American perennial candidate who has on multiple occasions ran for state and federal public office in Tennessee. Most recently, he filed as a candidate for the 2010 Republican nominations for governor in the Tennessee gubernatorial election and U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Owing in part to his unconventional viewpoints, his 2010 campaign for Governor became something of a media sensation.… read more

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   Basil Poledouris

   1945 - 2006 Male
   

   Composer, Musician

   
   

   Vassilis Konstantinos "Basil" Poledouris was a Greek-American music composer who concentrated on the scores for films and television shows. Poledouris won the Emmy Award for Best Musical Score for work on part four of the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove in 1989.… read more

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   Basil Paterson

   Age 86 Male
   

   Politician

   
   

   Basil Alexander Paterson, a labor lawyer, is a longtime political leader in New York and Harlem and father of the 55th Governor of New York, David Paterson. His mother was Jamaican, his father Grenadian.… read more

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   Basil Coad

   1906 - 1980 Male
   

   Politician, General, Major

   
   

   Major General Basil Aubrey Coad CB CBE DSO & Bar was a senior British Army officer. He held battalion, brigade and divisional commands during the Second World War and immediately after, but is best known as the commander of 27th British Commonwealth Brigade during the Korean War. After his involvement in Korea, he held a further divisional command, and then a senior administrative position in the army before retiring.… read more

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    Basil I

    811 AD - 886 AD Male
    

    Emperor

    
    

    Basil I, called the Macedonian was a Byzantine emperor of probable Armenian descent who reigned from 867 to 886. Born a simple peasant in the Byzantine theme of Macedonia, he rose in the imperial court, and usurped the imperial throne from Emperor Michael III. Despite his humble origins, he showed great ability in running the affairs of state, leading a revival of imperial power and to a renaissance of Byzantine art.… read more